Nearly half of all Americans have a family member or close friend struggling with a substance abuse disorder, addiction, or alcoholism. So if you’re wondering how to help an addict, you’re far from alone. Addiction is a disease that impacts not just the person with a substance abuse problem, but also their friends, family members,
Keeping hold of the sobriety earned through drug rehab is an ongoing challenge. At every turn, it seems, newly sober individuals are fighting relapse triggers that lead back into drug use and addiction. Yet, just because those triggers exist does not mean that yielding to them is a foregone conclusion. Realizing what the most common
Social media is big for teens. It’s a major way in which they interact with each other, and it can be positive. There are many downsides to social media use too, as many parents know, and substance abuse and mental health issues are two very important ones. Social media use can become obsessive in some
In recovery, things are bound to be different. There’s simply no way that life can go on as it did before. Still, recovery is a scary prospect for many who are just beginning this stage of the healing process. There are so many unknowns, and it’s hard to know how to plan for such a
A father and son on a weekend fishing trip eagerly set out in their boat on the river early one morning. All is going well until the son, standing too close to the side of the boat while trying to reel in his line, suddenly slips and falls over the side into the deep water
Mark Kerrigan, brother of American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, has been accused of killing his father in an alcohol-induced rage. Kerrigan’s problems with addiction have been ongoing for years, and his parents even sued him for more than $100,000, reportedly to push him toward seeking treatment. John Quinones and Christine Brozyna of ABC.com explore this
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Can you imagine the world without antibiotics? It is not an exaggeration to say that the development of penicillin changed the course of history. Drugs and vaccines have made it possible to treat intractable diseases and even eradicate some of the most devastating diseases. Then there are pain medications. One of the earliest pharmaceutical grade
In the case of drug and alcohol addiction, it can be difficult to step back from ourselves and view our situation objectively. It’s hard to know how to tell if you need drug rehab. If you believe you might have a problem with drugs or alcohol or have been asked by family and friends to
Choosing the right treatment center is crucially important to getting well if you struggle with drug addiction. You have a lot of options, and knowing which type of treatment is right for you is not necessarily obvious. You need to understand your options, what they mean and what kind of person is best suited to each.
All across America, in companies big and small, executive burnout is on the rise. It should be no surprise, given the frantic, wild economic fluctuations, intense competition, businesses folding left and right, trying to squeeze as much productivity out of every employee as possible and cutting costs – and sometimes corners – just to stay